{"id":941,"date":"2013-07-06T02:39:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T07:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=941"},"modified":"2013-07-06T12:37:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T17:37:51","slug":"hafez-we-are-red-lions-black-cobras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/07\/06\/hafez-we-are-red-lions-black-cobras\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafez: We are Red Lions, Black Cobras"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>A new favorite from Hafez&#8230;<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/lionshahada.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/07\/06\/hafez-we-are-red-lions-black-cobras\/lionshahada\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/lionshahada.jpg?fit=500%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,340\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lionshahada\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/lionshahada.jpg?fit=500%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-942\" title=\"lionshahada\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/lionshahada.jpg?resize=500%2C340\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/lionshahada.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/lionshahada.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/lionshahada.jpg?resize=441%2C300&amp;ssl=1 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Translation:<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Although we are the king&#8217;s slaves<\/h6>\n<h6>We are the sovereigns of the kingdom of the dawn<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>With treasure in our sleeves and holes in our pockets<\/h6>\n<h6>We are the surface of the world-seeing cup and the dust of the road<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Awake with presence, yet drunk with pride,<\/h6>\n<h6>We are the ocean of unity, yet drowning in sin<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Lady luck, when she flirts<\/h6>\n<h6>we are the mirror for her moon-like face<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>For the fortunate king, each night<\/h6>\n<h6>we guard his crown and diadem<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Tell him to be grateful for our conversation,<\/h6>\n<h6>&#8220;For while you sleep, we are standing guard.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Shah Mansur knows that<\/h6>\n<h6>wherever we go<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>We make a shroud of blood for our enemies<\/h6>\n<h6>and give the mantle of victory to our friends<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>There is no tint of hypocrisy in us<\/h6>\n<h6>We are red lions and black cobras<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Tell them to pay their debt to Hafez<\/h6>\n<h6>You&#8217;ve admitted it, and we&#8217;ve witnessed it<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u06af\u0631 \u0686\u0647 \u0645\u0627 \u0628\u0646\u062f\u06af\u0627\u0646 \u067e\u0627\u062f\u0634\u0647\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u067e\u0627\u062f\u0634\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0644\u06a9 \u0635\u0628\u062d\u06af\u0647\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u06af\u0646\u062c \u062f\u0631 \u0622\u0633\u062a\u06cc\u0646 \u0648 \u06a9\u06cc\u0633\u0647 \u062a\u0647\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062c\u0627\u0645 \u06af\u06cc\u062a\u06cc \u0646\u0645\u0627 \u0648 \u062e\u0627\u06a9 \u0631\u0647\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0647\u0648\u0634\u06cc\u0627\u0631 \u062d\u0636\u0648\u0631 \u0648 \u0645\u0633\u062a \u063a\u0631\u0648\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0628\u062d\u0631 \u062a\u0648\u062d\u06cc\u062f \u0648 \u063a\u0631\u0642\u0647 \u06af\u0646\u0647\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f \u0628\u062e\u062a \u0686\u0648\u0646 \u06a9\u0631\u0634\u0645\u0647 \u06a9\u0646\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0645\u0627\u0634 \u0622\u06cc\u06cc\u0646\u0647 \u0631\u062e \u0686\u0648 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\u00a0\u062f\u0634\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u0632 \u062e\u0648\u0646 \u06a9\u0641\u0646 \u0633\u0627\u0632\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u0642\u0628\u0627\u06cc \u0641\u062a\u062d \u062f\u0647\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0631\u0646\u06af \u062a\u0632\u0648\u06cc\u0631 \u067e\u06cc\u0634 \u0645\u0627 \u0646\u0628\u0648\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0634\u06cc\u0631 \u0633\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0645 \u0648 \u0627\u0641\u0639\u06cc \u0633\u06cc\u0647\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0648\u0627\u0645 \u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638 \u0628\u06af\u0648 \u06a9\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0632\u062f\u0647\u0646\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u06cc \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0641 \u0648 \u0645\u0627 \u06af\u0648\u0647\u06cc\u0645<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>lyris aside, this music seems to say the same thing to me:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" 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